From the topic archives:

Golf Instruction

A five minute bunker lesson with Matt

October 22, 2009

Bunker play requires a sound understanding of the technique involved. From here the standard green-side bunker shot becomes straight forward. The key concepts are: 1. Ball forward in stance – because you are not striking the ball but rather the sand first. (the opposite of the chip shot) 2. Open club face – the sand ... Read More

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A simple putting philosophy

October 21, 2009

Matt is a simple mind. He will never get too technical or concerns himself with golf theory. This is a good thing and a personality trait that should fast track his performance. Mindful of keeping things simple here’s the putting strategy that I gave him… Practice only two types of putts – 30 footers and ... Read More

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Chipping with Matt

October 21, 2009

Matt hasn’t been playing golf that long. He was an AFL champ until he got hooked on golf. Although he is strong, supple and coordinated he lacks the finesse and touch around the greens. It is a real weak link to his game. Probably costing his more shots than his powerful, but erratic, long game. ... Read More

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Mindless Exercise

October 20, 2009

Matt is a young player at my club. He is keen, talented and desperate to improve his golf game. Like a lot of young kids he works part-time, so he can devote plenty of time to the improvement process. But Matt hasn’t learned how to practise correctly. He is wasting time by getting what I ... Read More

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The Automatic Puzzle

September 15, 2009

Automatic golf will allow you to play your best golf. Your learning system will guarantee it. But there is a problem. And that is golfers have been conditioned to think so much about technique that when it’s absent they lose trust in automatic. This is something that I’m continually fighting. But automatic golf doesn’t mean ... Read More

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An Ignorant Mind

September 13, 2009

It took me a while to understand the automatic process. Along the way I accidentally stumbled onto the correct mindset only to not believe in it or try some other quick-fix that led to poor performance. But I got there in the end. One thing that assisted in my progress was having what I call ... Read More

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The Toughest Step

September 11, 2009

Taking the first step. It’s always the hardest. And it doesn’t matter if you’re trying to play golf more freely, start a business or achieve some other goal. The first step is always the hardest. Golfers are scared. We’re afraid of making mistakes, looking stupid and embarrassing ourselves. This is sad because it’s exactly what ... Read More

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Time to turn golf coaching on its head

September 5, 2009

Learning golf the traditional way wasn’t much fun. Looking back now it definitely inhibited my learning and added years to my development. I’ve come to realise that “the system” has got things arse about. Normal golf learning goes like this: Base the learning model on the best player of the era (or of the coach ... Read More

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How to finish off that good round

August 17, 2009

I thought the PGA Championship this morning was fantastic. I had an inkling that it was time for Tiger to be overtaken in a final round and it proved to be true. Y.E Yang winning will be great for golf and think of the frenzy this will cause in some parts of Asia? The one ... Read More

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The Consistent Way

August 12, 2009

I‘m getting asked more often about playing consistent golf. Lukey, a long time reader, called today and was concerned his game is not has consistent as he would like. He got me thinking and here’s my take on the subject. Consistent golf is not possible if you try and replicate the perfect swing. Too many ... Read More

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